Chapter 14: “Ugh, the child in my belly…… is coughing……”

“……W-wait!”

The store clerk at the Shin-Okubo Yeopgi Tteokbokki restaurant, upon hearing the word “VTuber,” tried to stop

Shizuko without thinking.

But it was no use.

‘Ugh, my stomach doesn’t feel good, and I suddenly feel down…… Uh, huh? Kyaaaaaaak..?!!(is an onomatopoeic

expression in Japanese and Korean  representing a high-pitched scream or squeal.) B-blood……! Bloooood……?!’]

―Dash!

Because Shizuko was already long gone, running far away in a ninja running pose.

She never thought she would see that famous pose from that ninja manga (Japanese comic books or graphic novels) in real life.

But it didn’t look strange at all, and instead, it felt cute.

It must be because of her overwhelming appearance, which felt almost mystical, shining brighter than the sun even in the middle of the day.

“I’m jealous…… She looks just like a character…… cute…….”

And the store clerk was envious of that appearance.

Because the reason why she was working as a foreign worker here in Shin-Okubo, Japan, was because she wanted to be like that.

“Is it because it’s Japan? Unlike Korea…… there really are people like that anime…….”

When she was a child, she was unknowingly drawn to cartoons like Pretty cure and Ojamajo Doremi (Pretty Cure,

 and Ojamajo Doremi  are both magical girl (mahou shoujo) anime series ).

Then, by the time she was in middle school and high school,

she found herself enjoying slice-of-life and idol shows featuring only girls, the so-called ‘girl zoo.’

So, it was only natural that she became deeply immersed in Japanese subculture.

Now, working in Japan like this,

“……A real middle school girl? Or just a sailor uniform cosplay…… But this isn’t Akiba (Akihabara , a famous district

in Tokyo, Japan.)…… Hmm, if it’s cosplay, that’s a lot of courage.”

She even secretly enjoyed magical girl cosplay in her room.

Of course, she didn’t have the confidence to go out and show it off like that…….

There were many reasons why she couldn’t show it off,

but the biggest reason was,

“……I’m also short like that, and my chest…… Ugh, everyone else says they’re envious, but I hate it…… this body…….”

It was her body, which was too voluptuous to be a magical girl.

Rather than a wholesome magical girl, it was like something that would appear in adult content for men…….

Anyway,

“……She said she’s a VTuber, no, she said she’s going to be one, right? If she comes again later, I’ll definitely ask for

her contact information.”

The store clerk made a promise to herself in a voice only she could hear.

She didn’t forget to secretly clench her fist and say, “Aja!”(It’s used to cheer someone on or motivate them)

It was like in a romantic comedy where she promises to confess tomorrow……! With that kind of feeling.

“Yeah, for now, I’ll be like a senior and give her some good advice…….”

Of course, she didn’t know if she was Japanese, Korean, or Joseon, she didn’t know anything yet.

But maybe…….

Just maybe, she could be the first friend she could share her hobbies with.

And so,

Not only the admissions officer, who would never forgive a Mesugaki naked dogeza (refers to a bratty girl being

forced into a deep bow) high school girl (she’s a middle school girl),

but also the Shin-Okubo Yeopgi Tteokbokki store clerk,

“……Ufufu, ufufufu. If that happens, just once, no, twice……! Yeah, if I

do it twice, it’s okay to do it three times! I’ll ask her if I can huuuug her tiiightly… And maybe give her a little nibble… Hehe, slurp….”

Another dangerous person who was targeting Shizuko was added.

Saizeriya (popular Japanese-Italian family restaurant chain )

In the restroom of the family restaurant in Japan, usually shortened to ‘Saize’,

Huh?! Why is there a woman…!

Why,

Huh?! Why is there a woman…!

Why, why is a middle school girl here…!

W-wait, I’m, I’m sor… I definitely checked the sign before coming in… No, there’s a urinal?!

“Phew…….”

I rubbed my belly and walked out confidently.

“……So, once a month, I have to live wearing diapers like this…….”

It was a vulgar and derogatory term that I didn’t really like.

But I think the name was really well chosen.

……That, literally, I really bled.

Both front and back.

That Yeopgi Tteokbokki is not something a human can eat.

Just like Jinzuko said, Korean high school girls don’t eat spicy food well, their tongues are just messed up.

……More importantly, mister, the men around you are going crazy looking at you…… Can you be so calm and wash your hands?

“Well, what can I do? I was in such a hurry that I unknowingly went into the men’s restroom. Instead of freaking out

and running out, I just decided to walk out confidently.”

Even so…… the men are staring at you so much…….

Jinzuko made a  expression with her ghostly eyes and stared at me.

If it had been a week ago, she would have been furious and red like a radish, like the first time.

But she seems to have gotten used to this kind of happening after spending a week with me.

Even the unusual becomes usual if it continues.

See, even now, it looks like she’s looking at me, but in reality, she’s glancing at the urinals reflected in the mirror,

ranking them by length.

……N-no, I’m not!! I-It’s just that everyone is staring this way…….

“For your information, in my past life, I was about twice the size of the number one rank there.”

……L-lies!! It’s not a horse, how can a human’s be that bi— Kya?!

“You naughty middle school girl.”

U-uuh……!! M-more importantly, if you’re done washing your hands, l-let’s go! Why are you so calm and grooming

yourself……!

“……Well, it’s my appearance now, but I think it’s really pretty.”

A being that shines purely white even in the yellow and brown air of the men’s restroom.

My reflection in the mirror was so beautiful that the men in front of the urinals were staring blankly, not even

noticing that they were aiming sideways.

Moreover, because I rushed in here in a hurry because I needed

to use the restroom, two black lines were visible along with the loosely exposed shoulder.

It was the black tank top line that I wore to match the navy blue school uniform,

and the black bra strap that I ended up wearing after arguing in the room about whether I needed to wear it, saying

that if I was AAA, my front and back would be the same phone number, 1577-1577, and that it was Jinzuko’s ghost

power that made me wear.

It’s not supposed to be alluring at all, but the exposed appearance is really…….

No, I’m not a pedophile, so why am I so attracted to my appearance?

Ah, is this narcissism? Is this it?

―Click.

“Fufu…… Genius☆Beautiful Middle School Girl~♬”

In the end, I couldn’t resist the strange charm that attracted me to myself and took a selfie for the first time in my life.

Ah, Mister! B-because of the picture sound, other misters seem to be coming to say something to you……!!

Mister, mister, mister, it sounds like a terrible sight just hearing the word.

But don’t worry.

It’s not for nothing that I’m a Genius☆Beautiful Middle School Girl~♬.

“Ah, misters, you don’t have to worry. Even though I look like this, I’m actually a man. I just look so good in women’s

clothes that I didn’t realize it myself…… Is that okay?”

The so-called Schrödinger’s quantum mechanics strategy.

Anyway, until they directly observe my precious parts, they cannot be 100% sure whether I am a man or a woman.

I used that in reverse.

If I, a genius beautiful middle school girl, declare myself as a ‘man’ and am observed as a ‘man’,

that is, to them, I become a man.

Ah…… he was a man…… If he’s an otokonoko (a male character who looks and dresses like a cute girl ), then it can’t be helped…….

That’s right. We can’t make a separate restroom for otokonoko.

Even if he’s an otokonoko, he’s still a man, so using the women’s restroom is a crime.

This, this…… He’s a rare otokonoko with a thorough sense of law-abiding, isn’t he?

You’re having a hard time, young man. The waves of life will be rough, but I hope you persevere.

I understand. I’m also wearing lingerie inside right now.

In this era where 70% of Japanese men are potential otokonoko…… They need to come up with a TS pill quickly…….

Haha, what can we do? Technology isn’t advancing as fast as we thought.

That’s right. Besides, Japan is an analog country.

And as expected of the Japanese people I respect, they took this kind of happening in stride.

I smiled brightly at everyone, gave a thankful nod, and finished washing my hands and came out.

……Are Japanese men really okay with this?

“Who knows?”

Besides, everyone glossed over it, but in the end, everyone except you didn’t wash their hands and just left, right……? Right?

“I didn’t do that before, I always washed cleanly, but isn’t it a universal thing? Misters do their business and only wash their hands with air.”

R-really?! Are you kidding me? I-I can’t believe it……! How could they…….

Jinzuko was shocked to learn the fact that was secretly shared only among men.

Since it was usually like this even after spending the last week together, I roughly wiped my wet hands on my navy

blue school uniform skirt and sat down at my original seat.

Then, the misters and men around me, who were different from before, seemed to be avoiding my presence for some

reason.

“……Sigh, Haa, it’s good to be a middle school girl, but it’s really a shame that I can’t smoke.”

Cough, cough……! Just because of that, in the smoking section…… Cough! Mister, are you taking revenge on my body

because I killed you?! Cough……!

“No way. This was the only seat left.”

For your information, in God-advanced country God-Japan, you could openly smoke like in the old days of Korean

PC bangs.

Of course, there were non-smoking and smoking sections, but they were just separated by a partition.

I heard that the regulations have become stricter recently, but it seems that God-Saizeriya is still employing the

tradition.

“Or if I do this right now, the smoking section here will probably be transformed into a non-smoking section…what

do you think? Want me to? It hurts so much right now, that it does sound true.”

……P-please don’t!! My Sanity points are already at rock bottom because of the crazy things you’ve done with my

body all over Japan for the past week……!

“Then just hold on a little. Everyone is already putting out their cigarettes in real time.”

Rather, because I was talking to myself in the air without earphones,

I just looked like a dangerous child, so they seemed to be avoiding me.

“Besides,”

―Slide.

I indirectly felt the sensation of my brain’s concentration being boosted by sacrificing my lungs, and took out my laptop.

The way Jinzuko used to decorate it with stickers and LINE characters everywhere seemed very middle school girl-like.

“It’s about time to harvest the seeds of those crazy deeds.”

The already saturated M-tuber and VTuber market.

This was the only way to enter like a comet and earn the KAIST Korea tuition fees.